Improved dumping-wagon



G. R. & c. H. 'SNE/UH. I Dumping Wagon.

Noi 83,003. Patened Oct. 13, 1868.v

Mx@ l N. PETERS. Pmmuungnplwf, w-mlngwm n2 el @abated 5mm menti GEORGE R. SNEATII ND C. H. SNEATH, WILMINGTON, DELA- WARE.

' Leam 'Parmi No. saooaaaaa october 13,1368.

To all whom it ma/y concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE R. SNEATH and O. H. SNEATH, of Wilmington, in the county of New Castle, and State of Delaware, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Dumping-Wagons; and We do hereby declare 'that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification,- in which--A Figure lis a sectional elevation of our improved dumpingwagon,"om a section taken through the linexzoffg. 2. a

Figure 2 is a bottom plan View of the same.

- Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

The object of this inventionlis to provide a simple and effective dumping-wagorn It consists, in general terms, of a wagon-body vor box, arranged to tip backward on a trunnion-shaft, having bearings in the bed-frame, properly supported upon springs, together with other devices, the said bed-frame being properly braced, and provided with. devices for -relieving the trunnion-shaft from the Weight of the body or box, when the latter is in its horizontal position on the bed-ame.

In the drawings, A is the body or box, and c c, a'a a Src., are respectively the longitudinal pieces and 'crosspieces of the bottom frame of the said box.

b is the oor of the box, resting in and aiixed to the cross-pieces a. A

cl is the trunnion-shaft, andv is usually a rod ofiron affixed across the under side of the bottom frame of the box by plates j, as shown, or in any other suitable manner. l l

The ends of this 'shaft or rod project beyond the frame-pieces e, thus' forming trunnions, which are held in bearing-plates g, aixed to the under side of the longitudinal bed-frame timbers huh, within which said timbers the bottom frame of lthe box its with easy contact of' its longitudinal pieces 'e e.

The bed-frame is supported infront by three bolster-pieces i i i, to which is aiixed a circle-plate, j, which works on a similar circle or fifth-Wheel, k, affixed to the pieces l Z, which, with the splinter-bar or draught-bar o, form a frame-work, ,which is supported by springs m an, in the manner shown.`

p are the hounds, and also'form partlfof the lastdescribed name-work. l

The springs n n are as shown.

The rear end of the box is supported q g, the lower parts of which are axed'to' the rear axed to the front axle-tree fr;

by'side springs axle-tree s, having their upper parts or ends suitably connected with the longitudinal timbers h h.

The latter timbers are kept from springing laterally Abymeans of a cross-bar, t, axed to them,as shown,

The bed-frame is further strengthened by longitudinal plates u u., the front ends of which are'aixed to the foot-board B, and having their rear ends axed to the cross-bar t. The foot-board .is axed'to the front ends of the bed-frame timbers h h, thus serving to strengthen the bed-frame. I

The dumping character of the box renders any .I

cross-braces to the bed-ame timbers inadmissible in rear of the trunnion-shaft, so that the said frame-timbers must depend mainly upon the cross-bar t to pre` serve them from springing laterally.

'v c are bolts connected with the cranks of the crank-shaft o', which operates to thrust the said-bo1ts outward or inward, according to the direction in which the crank-handle v' is turned. The ends of these bolts enter suitable recesses in the bed-frame timbers,

and the bolts are held to the frame-pieces e e by stout plates w w, adixed to the said frame-pieces, as shown. a a' are the bearing-plates ofthe c1ank'shait,'and are afxed to the cross-pieces a a of the box.

b b' are the guide-plates for the bolts, and are affixed to the short cross-pieces c o, arranged and4 -iixed to the adjacent cross-pieces a, a, as shown. i

In practice, the under side of the bolts,near their outer ends, are bevelled, so that when thrust into the recess-plate on the bed-frame timbers, they will act as a wedge,and thus take the weight of the loaded boxr from the trunnions. a

The front end of the box is provided with a crossrod, c, connected by a link, c', with the box, Aas shown, the ends of the said rod being arranged to slip into holes in plates aixed` to the i bed-frame timbers,

vthus bringing the said rod across the endse of the pieces c, and holding the box down.

`When the box is 'to'be dumped, one end of this rod is drawn out of its plate, .then the rod is drawn backward to liberate the other end, and leave the box free to be dumped. When this rod and the bolts are withdrawn, the box is left nearly balanced upon its trunnions, requiring only a slight application of power to incline itfand discharge its contents.,

In order to permit the proper inclination of the box,

the rear axle-tree, which is of iron, is bent downward near the wheels, and extends across on a line bellow the hubs, as shown. v Havingthus described our invention,

We-claini 'as new, and desire to secure Patent- Y by Letters 1. The combination, in a-.dumping-wagon, of the 4. The arrangement of the frame l l o with `the box A, hung on trunni0ns,witl1 bed-frame JGimbels fifth-wheel k and springs m n n, substantially as deh h,'cross-ba'r t, bent axle-tree s, al1 operating subscribed, when forming part of the running gear of a stantially as shown and described, and for Jbhe purdumping-wagon, substantially as herein described.

POS@ Set-fl'h GEORGE R. SNEATH.; 2. The crank-shafisrv and hmged bolts fu-v, arranged Q 11 SNEATEL t0 operate as herein described, for the purpose specified'. e rimesses 3. The bed-ame of a dumping-Wagon, when e01 n' ALBERTW SMITH,

posed of the parts h h, t, i 'i fi, u u, and j, arranged as SAMUEL WOLLASTON. herein described. 

